Oil Prices Rise as Middle East Risks Persist

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1. Wall Street Journal

   Oil Prices Up as Traders Weigh Middle East Supply Risks ↗ (opens Wall Street Journal)

   Published Oct 20, 2026

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   Oil prices rose as traders weighed persistent Middle East supply risks against signs of recovering Gulf crude exports and prospects for additional Russian energy supplies.

2. Oil Price

   Oil Prices Climb Above $110 as Middle East Supply Fears Persist ↗ (opens Oil Price)

   Published Oct 21, 2026

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   Crude oil prices ticked higher earlier today, extending gains from Tuesday as traders continued to worry about the stability of flows out of the Middle East. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $110.30 per barrel, with West Texas Intermediate at $99.

3. Wall Street Journal

   Oil Prices Rise as Hormuz Shipping Risks Persist ↗ (opens Wall Street Journal)

   Published Oct 21, 2026

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   Oil prices rebounded from the previous session’s losses as traders weighed renewed threats to shipping through the Hormuz Strait and attacks targeting Saudi Arabia against a recovery in Middle East oil exports.

4. Wall Street Journal

   Oil Prices Rise as Middle East Risks Persist ↗ (opens Wall Street Journal)

   Published Oct 23, 2026

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   Brent climbed above $114 as traders weighed the risk of renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities and further attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure against recovering Middle East oil supplies.